Advanced Production Planning Methods in SAP S/4HANA PP/DS
This course is designed to provide detailed insights into advanced planning methods within SAP S/4HANA PP/DS. The course focuses on the Production Planning (PP) and Detailed Scheduling (DS) optimizers, their…
Last Updated: March 2026

Overview
This course is designed to provide detailed insights into advanced planning methods within SAP S/4HANA PP/DS. The course focuses on the Production Planning (PP) and Detailed Scheduling (DS) optimizers, their application and configuration. In addition the course touches on heuristics.…
Course Goals
- Provide detailed insights into the application and configuration of the PP and DS optimizers
Lessons and Topics
- Introducing Planning Concepts in PP/DS
- Using Heuristics in PP/DS Explaining Heuristics
- Configuring a Planning Run in PP/DS
- Introducing the Production Planning Optimizer (PPO) Explaining Planning Scenarios for the PPO
- Understanding Cost-based Linear Optimization
- Maintaining Relevant Master Data for PPO
- Configuring the PPO
- Understanding the Combination of PP and DS Optimization
- Understanding Cost-based Discrete/Mixed-integer Optimization
- Solving a Discrete Optimization Problem
- Exploring Advanced Topics in PP Optimization
- Modelling the Planning Scope for the DS Optimizer Understanding Genetic Algorithms
- Defining Constraints for DS Optimization
- Defining Objectives for DS Optimization
- Configuring the DS Optimizer Configuring the Optimization Profile
- Configuring Technical Settings (RCCF)
- Enhancing the DS Optimizer
- Understanding and Interpreting the Planning Result Analyzing the Explanation Log
- Understanding the Limits of the Explanation Log
- Understanding Project Challenges for DS Optimization
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